Big Solutions in a Box Walk
Big Solutions in a Box Walk is an ideation warm-up exercise for divergent ideation: it helps participants open up more possible ideas before choosing a direction.
How to run it
- How do we take a huge scope and figure out how each area has to work together" In People Science groups of three, have participants walk and talk and come up with their top 3 things
- Give each group a notecard and a pen only one per group, ideas should be synthesized on one card
- Trios place/glue/write/draw their answers on the cardboard box
- Logistics Notecards and pens to write down ideas.
- Cool Possibilities/Options Give each trio a specific area to consider and troubleshoot as they walk e.g., financial roadblocks,.
- Give each trio an actual box to walk with had great success with this in the past with participants.
- Can then create a "solution tower" of all the boxes at the end.
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How do we take a huge scope and figure out how each area has to work together" In People Science groups of three, have participants walk and talk and come up with their top 3 things
Give each group a notecard and a pen only one per group, ideas should be synthesized on one card
Trios place/glue/write/draw their answers on the cardboard box
Logistics Notecards and pens to write down ideas.
Cool Possibilities/Options Give each trio a specific area to consider and troubleshoot as they walk e.g., financial roadblocks,.
Give each trio an actual box to walk with had great success with this in the past with participants.
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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Big Solutions in a Box Walk. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: How do we take a huge scope and figure out how each area has to work together" In People Science groups of three, have participants walk and talk and come up with their top 3 things; Give each group a notecard and a pen only one per group, ideas should be synthesized on one card; Trios place/glue/write/draw their answers on the cardboard box; Logistics Notecards and pens to write down ideas.. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.
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